staff; member (club, society, etc.)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
independence; self-reliance
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
opposite; reverse; contrary
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
the other day; lately; recently
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
don't worry about it; forget about it
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
very; extremely; excessively
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to speak; to hear a voice